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Karanikolas V, Iwasaki T, Henzie J, Ikeda N, Yamauchi Y, Wakayama Y, Kuroda T, Watanabe K, Taniguchi T. Plasmon-Triggered Ultrafast Operation of Color Centers in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:14641-14647. [PMID: 37125116 PMCID: PMC10134455 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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High-quality emission centers in two-dimensional materials are promising components for future photonic and optoelectronic applications. Carbon-enriched hexagonal boron nitride (hBN:C) layers host atom-like color-center (CC) defects with strong and robust photoemission up to room temperature. Placing the hBN:C layers on top of Ag triangle nanoparticles (NPs) accelerates the decay of the CC defects down to 46 ps from their reference bulk value of 350 ps. The ultrafast decay is achieved due to the efficient excitation of the plasmon modes of the Ag NPs by the near field of the CCs. Simulations of the CC/Ag NP interaction show that higher Purcell values are expected, although the measured decay of the CCs is limited by the instrument response. The influence of the NP thickness on the Purcell factor of the CCs is analyzed. The ultrafast operation of the CCs in hBN:C layers paves the way for their use in demanding applications, such as single-photon emitters and quantum devices.
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- Vasilios Karanikolas
- International
Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), National
Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- JST-ERATO
Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center
for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research
Network and Facility Services Division, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Australian
Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- JST-ERATO
Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center
for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research
Center for Functional Materials, National
Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research
Center for Functional Materials, National
Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Tamtaji M, Guo X, Tyagi A, Galligan PR, Liu Z, Roxas A, Liu H, Cai Y, Wong H, Zeng L, Xie J, Du Y, Hu Z, Lu D, Goddard WA, Zhu Y, Luo Z. Machine Learning-Aided Design of Gold Core-Shell Nanocatalysts toward Enhanced and Selective Photooxygenation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:46471-46480. [PMID: 36197146 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c11101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We demonstrate the use of the machine learning (ML) tools to rapidly and accurately predict the electric field as a guide for designing core-shell Au-silica nanoparticles to enhance 1O2 sensitization and selectivity of organic synthesis. Based on the feature importance analysis, obtained from a deep neural network algorithm, we found a general and linear dependent descriptor (θ ∝ aD0.25t-1, where a, D, and t are the shape constant, size of metal nanoparticles, and distance from the metal surface) for the electric field around the core-shell plasmonic nanoparticle. Directed by the new descriptor, we synthesized gold-silica nanoparticles and validated their plasmonic intensity using scanning transmission electron microscopy-electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM-EELS) mapping. The nanoparticles with θ = 0.40 demonstrate an ∼3-fold increase in the reaction rate of photooxygenation of anthracene and 4% increase in the selectivity of photooxygenation of dihydroartemisinic acid (DHAA), a long-standing goal in organic synthesis. In addition, the combination of ML and experimental investigations shows the synergetic effect of plasmonic enhancement and fluorescence quenching, leading to enhancement for 1O2 generation. Our results from time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations suggest that the presence of an electric field can favor intersystem crossing (ISC) of methylene blue to enhance 1O2 generation. The strategy reported here provides a data-driven catalyst preparation method that can significantly reduce experimental cost while paving the way for designing photocatalysts for organic drug synthesis.
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- Mohsen Tamtaji
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Silver Age Engineering Plastics (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., Dongguan, Guangdong523187, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong511458, P. R. China
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC), MC 139-74, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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Nguyen NTK, Lebastard C, Wilmet M, Dumait N, Renaud A, Cordier S, Ohashi N, Uchikoshi T, Grasset F. A review on functional nanoarchitectonics nanocomposites based on octahedral metal atom clusters (Nb 6, Mo 6, Ta 6, W 6, Re 6): inorganic 0D and 2D powders and films. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2022; 23:547-578. [PMID: 36212682 PMCID: PMC9542349 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2022.2119101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This review is dedicated to various functional nanoarchitectonic nanocomposites based on molecular octahedral metal atom clusters (Nb6, Mo6, Ta6, W6, Re6). Powder and film nanocomposites with two-dimensional, one-dimensional and zero-dimensional morphologies are presented, as well as film matrices from organic polymers to inorganic layered oxides. The high potential and synergetic effects of these nanocomposites for biotechnology applications, photovoltaic, solar control, catalytic, photonic and sensor applications are demonstrated. This review also provides a basic level of understanding how nanocomposites are characterized and processed using different techniques and methods. The main objective of this review would be to provide guiding significance for the design of new high-performance nanocomposites based on transition metal atom clusters.
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- Ngan T. K. Nguyen
- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- International Center for Young Scientists, ICYS-Sengen, Global Networking Division, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan
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- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, Rennes, France
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- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, Rennes, France
- Saint Gobain Research Paris, Aubervilliers, France
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- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, Rennes, France
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- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, Rennes, France
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- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- Research Center for Functional Materials, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan
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- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- Research Center for Functional Materials, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan
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- CNRS-Saint Gobain-NIMS, IRL3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR6226, Rennes, France
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